RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts Featuring WWII

Glossy 7 x 9 press photo of John Glenn eating some barbecue the day after his successful Mercury-Atlas 6 mission, signed and inscribed in blue ballpoi

Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Fred Haise posing in front of the orbiter Enterprise during the Approach and Landing Tests, signed in black felt ti

Color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of the orbiter Enterprise lifting off during the Approach and Landing Tests, signed in black felt tip, "Space Shut...

Attractive color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of the dramatic liftoff of the Apollo 13 mission, signed in black felt tip, "Launch of the 3rd plann...

Official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of Irwin saluting the American flag at the Apollo 15 landing site, signed in black felt tip, "Jim Irwin,&...

Official color satin-finish 8 x 10 red-numbered NASA photo of the flight director decked out in classic 1970s attire, neatly signed in black felt tip,

Two items: postal cover 'carried' in the Mission Control Center during the ASTP flight on July 17, 1978, signed at the bottom by Kranz, &quo...

Official color satin-finish 8 x 10 red-numbered NASA photo of Leonov as part of the ASTP crew, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition.

Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of LMP Mitchell beside the American flag on the lunar surface, signed in silver ink, "Edgar Mitchell, Apollo 14...

Official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of Mitchell posing in his white space suit with a large Apollo 14 insignia in the background, signed in blue fel

Official color glossy 8 x 10 red-numbered NASA photo of history's sixth moonwalker in a suit and tie, signed in blue felt tip, "Edgar Mitch...

Collection of six postal covers, each signed in ink by one or more moonwalkers, including: Buzz Aldrin; Gene Cernan; Charles Conrad; Edgar Mitchell; A

Three official glossy 10 x 8 black-numbered NASA photos of the moon and lunar surface, individually signed in felt tip, "Alan Bean, Apollo 12,&...

Uncommon 9.75 x 11.5 NASA binder presented to longtime employee Fern Lee Pickens, a secretary in NASA’s public affairs office, consisting of a variety

Collection of 31 items signed in ink or felt tip by important NASA administrators, consisting entirely of letters, articles, press packets, and photog

Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Schirra posing in his Mercury space suit, signed in blue felt tip, "Wally Schirra," with a sketch of th...

Apollo 17 launch day cover with a stamped cachet honoring the mission's launch and "Pearl Harbor Day," postmarked at the Kennedy Space...

TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, NASA letterhead, no date. Letter to Ken Browne, in part: "Thank you for your recent letter and I wish I had the opport...

Signed book: Moon Shot. First edition. Atlanta, GA: Turner Publishing, 1994. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.5 x 9.25, 383 pages. Signed on the title pa

Official color 7.5 x 10 NASA lithograph of America's first man in space, signed and inscribed in blue ballpoint, "To Joyce—Alan B. Shepard,...

Official color 10 x 8 NASA lithograph of the Skylab 4 crew posing in their white space suits with a globe and model, signed in thin black felt tip by

Collection of five commemorative covers with cachets honoring the 1994 Planetary Congress of the Association of Space Explorers, signed by a total of

Collection of 27 covers signed in ink or felt tip by various Space Shuttle and Skylab crews, with covers signed in full for the following missions: ST

Five official color 8 x 10 NASA lithographs of the crew of the ill-fated Space Shuttle Challenger, individually signed and inscribed in black felt tip

Two felt tip signatures, "Dick Scobee" and "Judy Resnik," on individual white 5 x 3 cards. In overall fine condition. Commander ...

Six official color 8 x 10 NASA lithographs of the crew of the Space Shuttle Columbia's ill-fated STS-107 mission, individually signed and inscri...

Two items: an official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of William C. McCool in his blue flight suit, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, "To J...

Oversized semi-glossy 15.75 x 19.75 photo of CMP John Young and CDR Tom Stafford dressed in their white space suits prior to the Apollo 10 mission, si

Three official color NASA lithographs, each signed by one or more members of the tragic crew of the STS-107 mission, including: a 10 x 8 lithograph of

NASA research pilot (1926–1993) selected as an astronaut for the United States Air Force X-20 Dyna-Soar program in April 1960. After the Dyna-Soar pro

Uncommon 4 x 8 quad-fold NASA brochure entitled "Manned Space Flight Programs of the United States," with cover depicting the launch of Sc...

First man sent into space by the Chinese space program (born 1965). Two items: a commemorative cover honoring the successful Shenzhou 5 mission, signe

Color satin-finish 10 x 8 photo of Young leaping and saluting the American flag on the lunar surface, signed in white ink, "John Young, 9th Man...

Color satin-finish 8 x 10 photo of Young posing in his white space suit with the Apollo 16 insignia in the background, signed in black felt tip, &qu...

Official color 8 x 10 NASA lithograph of Young in his blue Space Shuttle flight suit, signed and inscribed in black felt tip, "To Dot Davis, Wi...

Signed book: Francis Bacon by John Russell. First edition. London: Methuen & Co., 1964. Hardcover with dust jacket, 5.5 x 7.5. Signed and inscri...

Eminent French sculptor (1834–1904) best known for designing the Statue of Liberty. Ink signature, "Bartholdi,” on an off-white 5 x 1.5 slip cl...

Outstanding and historically significant vintage matte-finish 7 x 9.25 photo of Borglum's miniature clay model of an in-progress Mount Rushmore,...

ANS signed “B,” at the top of a letter to Brady from Elijah Cook, nephew of pioneer photographer Charles D. Fredricks, four pages on two adjoining she

Four ALSs signed either “Sandy,” “Sandy Calder,” or “Alexander Calder,” five total pages, dated between 1944 and 1947, with each letter addressed to a

LS in French, boldly signed by Salvador Dali, “Salvador Dali, 1952,” with the body written in the hand of his wife Gala, one page, 8.25 x 10.5, May 12

Signed book: Dali: A Study of his Life and Work. First American edition. Greenwich, Connecticut: New York Graphic Society, 1958. Hardcover with dust j

French fashion designer (1927–2018) who founded the House of Givenchy in 1952, famous for designing clothes for the likes of Audrey Hepburn and Jacque

Color glossy 8 x 11.75 photo of Lagerfeld in his distinctive dark sunglasses, signed in gold ink. In fine condition.

Original sketch by Keith Haring entitled 'Lime Light,' which depicts two figures, one seated and the other standing with a television on his...

Very appealing color 24 x 36 lithograph for the 10th Anniversary of the Whitney Museum of American Art at Champion, which shows Roy Lichtenstein'...

Two different 4.25 x 6 postcard photos of Newton's classic portraits, individually signed in black ballpoint. In overall fine condition.

TLS in French, signed “H. Matisse,” one page, 8.25 x 10.5, December 11, 1953. Letter to Madame J. Leymarie in Grenoble, concerning an artwork, in part

ALS in French, signed “H. Matisse,” one page both sides, 8.25 x 5.25, April 19, 1946. Letter to a friend, written from Vence on the French Riviera, in

ALS in grease pencil in French, four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, personal Giverny par Vernon letterhead, September 22, 1923. Letter written

Highly sought-after original artwork by Maxfield Parrish, unsigned, mixed media on a 9.25 x 12.75 artist board, which depicts a still body of water an

Uncommon signed book: Petite Collection Balzac: La Comedie du Diable, Aventures Administratives, Le Message. Geneva: Editions Albert Skira, 1948. Soft

Vintage matte-finish 5 x 6.25 deckle-edge photo of Picasso getting his cigarette lit by another gentleman, signed in the lower border in blue ink, &...

ALS in French, signed "C. Pissarro," one page, 4.25 x 7, June 1, 1900. Letter to Georges William Thornley. In full (translated): "I h...

War-dated ALS, one page, 7 x 9, October 19, 1898. Letter to author and editor E. S. Martin of Harper & Brothers, in full: "I hope you will ...

Architect (1759-1828) who designed the US Capitol and later served as the first superintendent of the Patent Office. Manuscript DS, five pages, 8 x 13

Signed book: Andy Warhol: Ma Philosophie de A a B. France: Flammarion, 1977. Softcover, 5.5 x 7.75, 218 pages. Signed and inscribed on the first free

Glossy 8 x 10 photo by Rupert Smith showing Andy Warhol crouched and holding a piglet, signed vertically in black felt tip. In very good condition, wi

FDC with a cachet honoring Indian masks from America's Pacific North Coast, boldly signed in thick black felt tip by Andy Warhol. In fine condit...

Attractive commemorative cover, 6.75 x 4, with a gold shield cachet featuring a 4-cent stamp honoring Forest Conservation, signed in black ink by the

American illustrator (1906–1988) whose works appeared in Collier's Weekly, Good Housekeeping, Cosmopolitan, McCall's, and Playboy; he was as...

Original ink and watercolor sketch by Gahan Wilson, which depicts a group of fiends and monsters posing together, with the background showing a bird p

The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation business check, 8 x 3.5, filled out in type and signed by Wright, payable to The Milwaukee Art Institute for $162.70

TLS signed “F. LL. W.,” one page, 10.75 x 8.5, Taliesin letterhead, April 4, 1945. Brief letter to Ruth Dayer, in full: "Don't worry. You a...

Magnificent archive related to the construction of a residence for Donald and Viola Grover by renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright, which features tw

Superb original hand-inked single-panel comic strip by Ding Darling, 18.25 x 8.25, signed and inscribed in black ink, “To the Ken Brownes—with best wi

Fantastic original pencil concept sketch of Donald Duck with Huey, Dewey, and Louie on an off-white 18 x 12 sheet, signed in the lower right corner in

Fantastic original pencil concept sketches of Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck on an off-white 18 x 12 sheet, signed in the lower right corner in pencil b

Wonderful original pencil concept sketches of Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse on an off-white 18 x 12 sheet, signed in the lower right corner in pencil

Original hand-inked eleven-panel Hanna-Barbera Flintstones comic strip from 1969 entitled 'That Hat's No Laffin' Matter,' 27.5 x 20,...

Original felt tip sketch of a perturbed Homer Simpson waving his hand, accomplished by Matt Groening on a white 9 x 12 sheet, signed below, "Ma...

Original pencil sketch of Bugs Bunny on an off-white 2.75 x 4.75 card, signed and inscribed below, "For Bobby—Bugs Bunny & Chuck Jones, 198...

Appealing glossy 5 x 7 half-length photo of the longtime editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics, signed in thin black felt tip by Stan Lee. In fine conditio

Direct edition of the Ultimate Spider-Man Super Special comic book, issue No. 1, 6.75 x 10, signed vertically on the front cover in black felt tip by

Three limited edition hand-painted artist's proof animation cels signed in black felt tip by animator Charles McKimson: one entitled 'Touchd...

Two limited edition hand-painted artist's proof animation cels signed by the McKimson brothers: one entitled 'Touchdown Taz,' showing th...

Color limited edition 32.5 x 18.5 lithoserigraph entitled 'Sluggers,' honoring the members of baseball's esteemed 500 Home Run Club by r...

Original felt tip sketch of Kenny McCormick from the animated television series South Park, accomplished in blue felt tip on a white 9 x 12 sheet by T

(Hanna-Barbera Studios, 1985) Collection of five original production cels from The 13 Ghosts of Scooby Doo, two with their matching original productio

Collection of nine original hand-painted production cels for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles television series, depicting Leonardo (with original han

Two limited edition hand-painted animation cels signed by Waldman: one artist's proof entitled 'Let's Rumble,' numbered AP 10/15, sh...

Distinguished matte-finish 5.75 x 7.5 portrait by Ernest H. Mills affixed to its original 7.25 x 9.25 mount, signed and inscribed in ink, "To R...

Wonderful TLS signed “Love, Phil,” who adds a heart with arrow, three pages, 8.5 x 11, January 11, 1981. Lengthy letter to science fiction author Patr

Sought-after crisp ink signature, "Mark Twain,” on an off-white 4.5 x 2.75 slip. In fine condition, with some light creasing along the top.

ALS, one page, 4 x 4.75, Office of All the Year Round letterhead, January 31, 1861. Letter to George Head and Co., in full: "I beg thank you fo...

Lebanese-American artist and writer (1883-1931) best known for his writings on religion and for his best-selling 1923 spiritual-philosophical classic

TLS signed “Papa,” one page, 8.5 x 11, Finca Vigia letterhead, February 9, 1954. Letter to "Peter," probably the novelist and screenwriter...

Gorgeous FDC with a cachet honoring the Smithsonian Institution, signed in bold fountain pen by Ernest Hemingway. In fine condition, with some light w

Signed book: Les Quatre Vents de l'esprit [The Four Winds of the Spirit], Volumes I and II. First edition. Paris, France: J. Hetzel & A. Qua...

Short AMS signed "F. S. Key, Esqr," one page on an off-white 3.5 x 1.25 slip, no date but likely circa 1829. Key writes an additional stan...

ALS, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, January 29, 1893. Written from Brattleboro, Vermont, a letter to author and illustrator Mary Hallock Fo

Two ALSs, signed "Blue" and "A. A Milne," three pages in total, dated July 2, 1920, and November 27, 1942. Both letters are addr...

World War II-dated ALS signed “Blue,” one page both sides, 5 x 8, December 20, 1942. Letter to longtime friend Vincent Seligman, in part: “This is jus

Signed book: More 'Very Young' Songs. Limited edition, numbered 96/100. London: Methuen & Co., 1928. Hardcover, 10.25 x 13, 40 pages. Si...

ALS in French, signed “J. P. Sartre,” one page, 6.75 x 9, August 11, [no year]. Written from the Hotel La Louisiane in Paris, Sartre reports that his

Japanese author (1925–1970) whose works remain some of the most significant of the 20th century; he committed ritual suicide to protest the Westerniza

Appealing AQS on an off-white 8 x 10.5 sheet, signed at the conclusion in ink, "S. F. Smith, 1832, March 1886." Smith pens the iconic line...

ALS, one page, 6.25 x 7, personal letterhead, February 10, 1956. Letter to Ken Browne, in full: "Thank you for your very kind letter of Jan. 15...

ALS, two pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, blindstamped Lyceum Theatre letterhead, December 12, 1890. Letter to a lady, in part: "I think M...

DS, one page, 8.5 x 10.75, April 2, 1948. Official letter directed to German playwright Bertolt Brecht, in full: "I have therefore given sugges...